The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-07

committee of Congress reported that tht
canals would bo of vast Importance ant
utility TO the inhabitants of North ant
South Carolina and Tennessee, and tina
the armory and arsenal of the United
States, established ut Rocky Mount
would also be considerably benefited
yet, ''in view of the present condition OF
finances, and critical situation of oul
country in relation to foreign Govern
ments, it would be unndvisablc to apply
any public money"
In the Journal OF Bishop francis
Asbury US09) ne speaks Of preaching
- oar William Heath's, on Fishing Creek,
when, "to my surprise a number OF
United States officers came up. | invited
them in. These gentlemen arc attached
to an establishment at Rocky Mount"
In the Annals of Congress, uudcr the
date of December 2G, 1915, the "com.
mittce on military affairs" reported a
bill establishing three additional mill
tary ucademies-on within the District
OF Columbia, one ut Mount Dearborn,
Ill South Carolina, and ono in tho viciui-
! ty Of Newport, kentucky" "Thc bill
WAS read twice and committed" \ few
days later, in "committec Of the whole, ,"
Mir. Campbell (probably misprint,
meaning Col. J. j. Chnppell, OF South
! CarOilna,) "propOScd to change the loca-
ton Of the Southern Academy from
! Mount dearborn 10 Columbia, on ac-
! count OF the superior advantages of that
place over Mount Dearbon and the
| eliglblllty OF 1T situation for such an in
stltutlon. The House refused by n
large majority. Mr.. Pickcns, Of North
Caroiina, WAS III favor OF more upland
site than either OF those mentioned, and
gave decided preference OF the two to
Mount Dearborn over Columbia. He
I proposed point III BuncOmbC county,
AShcNlliC WAS soon put III nomination
a&"inS' Mount Dearborn, but was mega
tlTcd ny large vote. Iho committee,
hltcl 4ong dCDatr, Ill winch Mr.. Cal
noun, ana Nr. Clay, Speaker OF the
house. l"llcd, lDoth adVocatm& three
I acahcm"H agreed TO strike ont three
! 'ui,! , INSERT one. n year Hlcr, f"nr'lary,
lNi Z, IN" whole matter was mdc'lnltcly
poHSHEPo"eu' pHHP
! Ines" references SHOW that Ior several
SI SLntH an ml 'r"G'l.H an" magazine I'm one
I''''cH III" "ord afln"ry is used We're
KEEP. up near hockT Mount. In the
orlglnai paper, ordering the selection of
lH"ce' eS5'in'I'S Wclr gwen i"r tn" toll
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y ~ lch n""Iih@' lhlc% STORIES Llgh,
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canal, constrnct@d ny fine Statr nnd W. ''io ;C
the only bnijdina Of the | WSn," "'Itt tbaf l3
promises to be really useful, TIn bar. r